UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2020
CMY2601
Crime Risk Perspectives
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: DR M BARKHUIZEN
SECOND: PROF BW HAEFELE
100 Marks
Duration 2 Hours
,This paper consists of 10 pages excluding the cover page.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The examination is consists of Multiple-Choice Question types only.
2. The examination consists of 50 Multiple-Choice Questions each worth 2 marks. Answer all
of the questions.
3. The duration of the examination is 2 Hours. You will be allowed a further thirty (30) minutes
after the conclusion of the official examination period to upload your examination
responses (answers) onto the myUnisa platform for further processing.
4. While the examination is in progress, you are not allowed to consult another person in order
to assist you to answer any of the questions contained in this question paper. You may also
not assist another student in answering any of the questions contained in this question
paper.
5. The answers to this MCQ examination may only be submitted online on myUnisa. The Unisa
MCQ App cannot be used for examination submissions.
5.1 Access myUnisa at https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal and login using your student number and
myUnisa password.
5.2 Click on the “myAdmin” tab in the top navigation.
5.3 In the “Assessments” submenu, click on the “Assessment Info” tool in the drop-down list
• A list of all available assessments will display
• Find the corresponding examination assessment number for your module
, • Click on the Submit link in the Action column and follow the steps described
below. Step 1: Enter the total number of questions required for the assessment.
• Enter the total number of questions for your assessment in the Number of
Questions field
• Click on the Continue button.
Step 2: Fill out multiple-choice question answers
The number of questions requested in the previous step will now be displayed with five
answer options next to each one. Please note that each row represents a question in your
assignment.
• Click on the radio button [the small circle] that corresponds to your answer for
that question.
• Click on the Continue button to move to step 3.
• If you want to restart the assignment, click on Clear Form to remove all your
selections and start from new.
Step 3: Verify the answers to your multiple-choice assessment
This screen presents a summary of all your answers. Use it as a final check.
• Click on the Continue button to submit your assignment. If you do not click
Continue, no submission action will take place.
• If you want to redo the answers to the assignment, click Back to go back to the
previous step.
Step 4: Assessment submission report
This is your proof that your examination answers were successfully submitted. If you do
not see this screen, Unisa has not received your submission.
It is advisable to print this page or make a screen capture for record purposes. A copy of
this page will also be emailed to your myLife email account.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you experience technical problems, of any kind, on the day of the examination and your
examination answers are not submitted by the cut-off time, you will be marked as absent and
automatically deferred to the October/November 2020 examination. No other type of submission
of your examination answers will be accepted.
CONFIDENTIAL
, ANSWER ALL 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. "This perspective of risk has resulted in a constant developing in the pursuit of reliable risk
assessment tools to identify dangerous offenders, the ‘critical few' or high-risk offenders."
Identify which perspectives or theoretical approaches the above statement forms part of.
1 Psychological and sociological approaches
2 Cultural and legal perspectives
3 Criminological and legal approaches
4 Criminological and cultural perspectives
(
2
)
2. Residing in a high-crime neighbourhood that is characterised by gangs and unemployment
is
associated with … risk assessment factors.
1 personal or personality-related
2 social or environmental-related
3 criminogenic-related
4 socio-economic-related
(
2
)
3. Identify the correct statement in relation to the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO).
1 The NRSO was established by an Act of Parliament in 2009
2 The NRSO is a record of names of those found guilty of sex offending
3 The NRSO requires employers only in the private sector to do background checks of
their employees
4 The NRSO enables employers in the public sector to do background checks of their
employees
(
2
)
4. What is the primary aim of keeping a register for sexual offenders?
1 To ostracise them from communities where the crime took place
2 To supervise and monitor them on a daily basis
May/June 2020
CMY2601
Crime Risk Perspectives
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: DR M BARKHUIZEN
SECOND: PROF BW HAEFELE
100 Marks
Duration 2 Hours
,This paper consists of 10 pages excluding the cover page.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The examination is consists of Multiple-Choice Question types only.
2. The examination consists of 50 Multiple-Choice Questions each worth 2 marks. Answer all
of the questions.
3. The duration of the examination is 2 Hours. You will be allowed a further thirty (30) minutes
after the conclusion of the official examination period to upload your examination
responses (answers) onto the myUnisa platform for further processing.
4. While the examination is in progress, you are not allowed to consult another person in order
to assist you to answer any of the questions contained in this question paper. You may also
not assist another student in answering any of the questions contained in this question
paper.
5. The answers to this MCQ examination may only be submitted online on myUnisa. The Unisa
MCQ App cannot be used for examination submissions.
5.1 Access myUnisa at https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal and login using your student number and
myUnisa password.
5.2 Click on the “myAdmin” tab in the top navigation.
5.3 In the “Assessments” submenu, click on the “Assessment Info” tool in the drop-down list
• A list of all available assessments will display
• Find the corresponding examination assessment number for your module
, • Click on the Submit link in the Action column and follow the steps described
below. Step 1: Enter the total number of questions required for the assessment.
• Enter the total number of questions for your assessment in the Number of
Questions field
• Click on the Continue button.
Step 2: Fill out multiple-choice question answers
The number of questions requested in the previous step will now be displayed with five
answer options next to each one. Please note that each row represents a question in your
assignment.
• Click on the radio button [the small circle] that corresponds to your answer for
that question.
• Click on the Continue button to move to step 3.
• If you want to restart the assignment, click on Clear Form to remove all your
selections and start from new.
Step 3: Verify the answers to your multiple-choice assessment
This screen presents a summary of all your answers. Use it as a final check.
• Click on the Continue button to submit your assignment. If you do not click
Continue, no submission action will take place.
• If you want to redo the answers to the assignment, click Back to go back to the
previous step.
Step 4: Assessment submission report
This is your proof that your examination answers were successfully submitted. If you do
not see this screen, Unisa has not received your submission.
It is advisable to print this page or make a screen capture for record purposes. A copy of
this page will also be emailed to your myLife email account.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you experience technical problems, of any kind, on the day of the examination and your
examination answers are not submitted by the cut-off time, you will be marked as absent and
automatically deferred to the October/November 2020 examination. No other type of submission
of your examination answers will be accepted.
CONFIDENTIAL
, ANSWER ALL 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. "This perspective of risk has resulted in a constant developing in the pursuit of reliable risk
assessment tools to identify dangerous offenders, the ‘critical few' or high-risk offenders."
Identify which perspectives or theoretical approaches the above statement forms part of.
1 Psychological and sociological approaches
2 Cultural and legal perspectives
3 Criminological and legal approaches
4 Criminological and cultural perspectives
(
2
)
2. Residing in a high-crime neighbourhood that is characterised by gangs and unemployment
is
associated with … risk assessment factors.
1 personal or personality-related
2 social or environmental-related
3 criminogenic-related
4 socio-economic-related
(
2
)
3. Identify the correct statement in relation to the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO).
1 The NRSO was established by an Act of Parliament in 2009
2 The NRSO is a record of names of those found guilty of sex offending
3 The NRSO requires employers only in the private sector to do background checks of
their employees
4 The NRSO enables employers in the public sector to do background checks of their
employees
(
2
)
4. What is the primary aim of keeping a register for sexual offenders?
1 To ostracise them from communities where the crime took place
2 To supervise and monitor them on a daily basis
